Time Goes By

Blog Friends – Preface

Again today, no real blog post. I spent a most delightful afternoon yesterday with Marcia Mayo who contributes a lot of fine stories to The Elder Storytelling Place and runs her own blog at Well Aged With Some Marbling. Here... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 20 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Meeting Blog Friends

Anyone who's been reading Time Goes By for any length of time, knows that I am a big advocate of blogging for elders. It's fun and interesting to do, it keeps our minds exercised and active, puts us in touch... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1961

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 14 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Deception, Trickery and Chicanery Aimed at Elders

Wanna know why I skipped writing a blog post for Friday last week? I mentioned then that it was an accumulation of a whole lot of a small irritations that finally added up to too much at once. This is... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Salt

Reducing the amount of salt Americans consume by one-half teaspoon (1200 milligrams) per day could reduce the annual number of deaths in the U.S. by 44,000 to 92,000. That is according to a new study published last week in The... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

9 Things Elders Should Know About the 2013 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

Last Friday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees issued their annual reports on the current and projected financial status of the two programs. Here are nine easily digestible highlights you should know: SOCIAL SECURITY 1. Social Security will be...

Published Mon, Jun 03 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Sun Records – Part 1

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 21 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rates of Ageing Vary More Than Anyone Knew

It is well-known fact I frequently mention on this blog that we age at different rates. No one disputes that. Now, however, new research reveals that the differences are much wider than has been known: ”A study of nearly one... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Music of New Orleans, Part 2

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 13 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

It is sometimes said that old people have better memories for events that happened decades ago than for what they had for breakfast this morning. As we have discussed here many times, old-age short-term memory difficulties certainly are annoying (the...

Published Mon, Jan 18 2016 6:12 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Blog Friends – Preface

Meeting Blog Friends

ELDER MUSIC: 1961

Deception, Trickery and Chicanery Aimed at Elders

Salt

9 Things Elders Should Know About the 2013 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

ELDER MUSIC: Sun Records – Part 1

Rates of Ageing Vary More Than Anyone Knew

ELDER MUSIC: Music of New Orleans, Part 2

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

A Welcome Snow Day

Not the Kid I Used to Be

Reporting From the Country of Old Age

The Elder Hat Lady Cometh

Dead Relatives' Junk